Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1997 Freightliner USF-1E

1FUYDSEB8VP737533 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
32 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenOct 25, 2023
NM
Last seenJun 4, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FUYDSEB8VP737533
Make
Freightliner
Model
USF-1E
Model year
1997
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 28, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
Decode evidence & sources

Deterministic structure

These fields come directly from VIN positions and the published checksum calculation, with zero store IO.

World manufacturer identifier
1FU

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
YDSEB

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1997 or 2027

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
737533

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
1997

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FREIGHTLINER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
USF-1E

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck-Tractor

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 25, 2023 – Jun 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 4, 2026TXII · Walk-around8OOSMECHANICAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM LLC 241579024P789N/TX
Dec 27, 2025TXII · Walk-around1MECHANICAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM LLC 241579079U526N/TX
Jan 29, 2024UTII · Walk-around6OOSMECHANICAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM LLC 2415790R669501/TX
Dec 16, 2023NMIII · Driver-only1MECHANICAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM LLC 2415790R669501/TX
Oct 25, 2023NMII · Walk-around0MECHANICAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM LLC 2415790R669501/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MECHANICAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM LLC2415790Oct 25, 2023Jun 4, 20265TX
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
24P789NTXMECHANICAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM LLCJun 4, 2026Jun 4, 20261
79U526NTXMECHANICAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM LLCDec 27, 2025Dec 27, 20251
R669501TXMECHANICAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM LLCOct 25, 2023Jan 29, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026